AI
Google’s new ‘data echoing’ technique speeds up AI training
Posted in Software on 15th Jul, 2019
by Alex Muller
Google Brain, Google’s AI research division, propose in a paper a technique called “data echoing,” which they say reduces the computation used by earlier pipeline stages by reusing intermediate outputs from these stages.
Intel: New chip materials will enable massive AI research gains
Posted in Business, Hardware, Software on 12th Jul, 2019
by Alex Muller
This burgeoning interest in “edge AI” has to an extent outpaced hardware, much of which is practically incapable of accomplishing tasks better suited to a datacenter.
Google Cloud’s Andrew Moore says AI must be more accessible to succeed
Posted in Business, Software on 11th Jul, 2019
by Alex Muller
Non-data scientists can find the technology mysterious and intimidating. But some of the most impressive uses of AI, he says, have come when outsiders get involved with the design and development process.
How Facebook’s New ‘Mirror World’ Will Help Train AI
Posted in Hardware, Software on 4th Jul, 2019
by Alex Muller
The dream of a robot butler seems tantalizingly close, but first we need to teach them how to navigate our cluttered human environments.
AI and machine learning dominate World Economic Forum’s list of 2019 Technology Pioneers
Posted in Business, Software on 2nd Jul, 2019
by Alex Muller
The World Economic Forum today announced its list of 56 companies selected as Technology Pioneers, and this year’s class demonstrates the growing embrace of artificial intelligence and machine learning across a broad range of sectors.